Overview

A series of torrential rains resulted in floods during the night of 11 to 12 August 2010 in Timbuktu, Mali. The last torrential rains took place on 21 September 2010. The floods covered nine regions across Mali, affecting over 16,000 people and displacing 1,168 families. IFRC, 26 Jul 2011

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate
financial support is available for Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a vital part of the International Federation’s disaster response system and increases the ability of National Societies to respond to disasters.

Armed conflict, flooding, drought … living conditions for stock breeders in the Agadez region of northern Mali have deteriorated substantially in recent years. But the mood was one of celebration at the recent two-day festival that celebrated the successful first phase of a vaccination programme involving a million animals. The vaccinations are being conducted by Niger’s livestock ministry with the support of the ICRC.

A generally good food supply situation is likely to have been be the driving force of price stability and decreases in recent months. However nominal prices of millet and rice have reached the levels observed in 2008.

Food security has improved; however different agencies are concerned over undernurishment levels and serious hunger conditions.

The country was directly affected by the Ivorian crisis which has forced thousand of refugees to the country.

The International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source
of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that
immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent
emergency response.